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Fiberglass chipping abluemle at 12:34pm 05.03.09 Big Boats 0/1516 On the haulout each season ;I notice chipping of the fiberglsss edges on the stern. I have repair th
questions about my m18 JimGeddes at 12:20pm 05.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/1921 So i just bought this 84 C27, and one of the things that needs work is the heat exchanger... I guess
Lazy Jacks for Oday 25 1978 jhussey at 11:33am 05.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1728 :) Has any one installed Lazy Jacks on an Oday 25, considering several brands, do not want to change
New Beneteau 31 DancingDays at 10:05am 05.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 59/16414 Hi, My wife and I just took delivery of a new Beneteau 31 on Lewisville Lake in TX. I notice that
What's the best lake in SoCal for Day Sailors? r.oril at 9:45am 05.03.09 Trailer Sailors 8/6497 IYHO, "What lakes (within 300 miles of LA), are the best for day sailors? 1. Best Lake
minor leak, 2009 hunter 33 (3) teucer at 9:43am 05.03.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2317 I need help or advice with a minor leak coming from my 5 gallons water heater manufactured by Kuuma
Albin-022 Buzzlovelace at 7:29am 05.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2348 I am looking at a 1971 C27 and am having carburator issues with the Albin 022 and am wondering if an
Transmission Oil higgs at 6:50am 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2568 Standing around the boatyard yesterday we started discussing changing the oil in the tranny. None o
New beneteau Owner hughtad at 5:39am 05.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2705 Hi, We just purchased our first Beneteau, an Oceanis 321 from 1996. We had the mast stepped and a
Question for Xantrex LinkLite owners mcaswell at 10:21pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 4/4889 I can't seem to get my LinkLite to auto-sync. I drain the bank down 15 - 20% or so, then switch the
replacement solar panel dwesley at 6:08pm 05.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1491 I need a new solar panel for my 1996 Hunter 376 that is built in to the deck. I saw that the same o
1984-34, to spoon or not Charlie Halasz at 5:32pm 05.02.09 Big Boats 7/1526 under power and sail the stern digs down about 6 inches. A local boat expert has had experience put
Swing Keel on a Venture 21 nameaneh at 5:22pm 05.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/8212 My owner's manual for an old Venture 21 says that I need to insert the top lock bolt after lowering
Water leak into port side in electrical panel cymeyer at 4:35pm 05.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1769 I get water into our electrical panel area when healing into heavy wind. Can't seem to trace where
Dutchman Reefing Roy10289 at 4:17pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2808 I have the Dutchman sustem on my boat ,but 2 of the mono lines broke as soon as I bougt the boat. Co
Liferaft and/or EPIRB? John at 4:03pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1612 For those sailors on the West Coast (in other words, sailing in the same or similar conditions to mi
Installing X-5 wheel autopilot Mick Johnson at 3:53pm 05.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1234 Help installing Autpilot wheel X-5 from raymarine. locating the compas unit and the control box, als
Check Your Chain Plates (1) Maine Sail at 2:58pm 05.02.09 Musings With Maine Sail 23/11493 Hi All, This photo was sent to me by a friend yesterday. The story is they were tuning the rig when
Catalina 11 hp engine recomendations?? hobbit at 1:59pm 05.02.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1641 We are looking @ 1980 30 ft catalinas. Is the 11 hp engine sufficient?
Sewing Strattaglass? Bad Obsession at 1:12pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 20/7404 I have bought an industrial sewing machine. I am thinking about buying a sheet of strattaglass and

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Universal M3-20: Raw Water Exhaust out the Shaft Seal kloudie1 at 1:25pm 03.08.22 The seal should be fine.. but I agree, it sounds like a restriction in the mixing elbow.
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. jeepbluetj at 1:24pm 03.08.22 There are indeed spots in Catalina's that you're never removing the wire. In my old MK1 C-30 all of
New Catalina 30 Owner Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:20pm 03.08.22 a formerly clear hose going out to the port side, a yellow cap with a crack in it (hence the duct t
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV jssailem at 1:09pm 03.08.22 I did not hear, can you rotate the way the drum guard sits to provide an open fairlead?
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 1:08pm 03.08.22 I'll take your word for it. (Not that it matters) ;)
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV (1) jssailem at 1:08pm 03.08.22 Here is another idea for a stanchion block. I like that it has a rotating sheave, not simply a frict
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Hayden Watson at 1:04pm 03.08.22 I would be inclined to try putting the bulleye on the outside of the forward leg of the pulpit.
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Kings Gambit at 12:55pm 03.08.22
Universal M3-20: Raw Water Exhaust out the Shaft Seal dmax at 12:55pm 03.08.22 Your theory does sound correct, restricted flow in the mixing elbow. Not sure of your set-up but I c
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:51pm 03.08.22 empirical? really??
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:48pm 03.08.22 That should make replacing hoses when they need it challenging. --Peggie
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Kings Gambit at 12:44pm 03.08.22
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:42pm 03.08.22 It also seems that an unwritten rule of boat sales is the selling price will be 10-20% lower than
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:40pm 03.08.22
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... dlochner at 12:25pm 03.08.22 Thanks! I actually have a print out of your response to the EO when I initially looked at it in th
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price dlochner at 12:22pm 03.08.22 Actual selling price based on what? You can look at this boat. If the boat is sold through a brok
Steering quadrant loose. Beneteau 361 2001. Autopilot detached kappykaplan at 11:56am 03.08.22 Photos?
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 11:50am 03.08.22 If you are just wanting to buy and sail, then select the cleanest boat with a sound hull and sails
Foresail pennant Simon Sexton at 11:50am 03.08.22 We use a pennant for the jib on our Colgate 26, and it mainly exists to allow the foot of the jib to
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Kings Gambit at 11:48am 03.08.22

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